diff --git a/git-cvs2git.sh b/git-cvs2git.sh
index c985787..ea15328 100755
--- a/git-cvs2git.sh
+++ b/git-cvs2git.sh
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ fi
 # See if it exists on the Gitea host
 REPO_NAME=$1
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "check that $GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$REPO_NAME exists" ; fi
+READMECONTENTS=
 RESPONSE=$(curl $checkSSL $curlsilent -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$REPO_NAME")
 if [ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]; then
     if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository for $1 already exists!" ; fi
@@ -240,33 +241,33 @@ if [ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]; then
 	# And Clone it
     if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "git clone $GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$1.git" ; fi
 	cd $GITFiles
-	git clone "$GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$1.git" 
-	#GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY=true git clone "$GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$1.git" 
-    NOREPO=0
-else
-    if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository for $1 does not exist." ; fi
-    NOREPO=1
-fi
-
-# then pull in the README
-READMECONTENTS="";
-cd $GITFiles
-if [ -d "$1" ] ; then
-	cd $GITFiles/$1
-	# Retain the contents of the README.md (incase its been editted, and saving multiple GPT accesses)
-	if [ -f README.md ] ; then 
+	git clone "$GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$1.git"
+	if [[ -f $GITFILES/$1/README.md]] ; then
 		# Move it and remember its new (temp) name
 		READMECONTENTS=`mktemp`
 		mv -f README.md "$READMECONTENTS"
 	fi
-	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Saved README: $READMECONTENTS" ; fi
+	# Now delete the repo, re-create it and clone it in to local
+	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Delete $ORGGITEA/$1" ; fi
+	RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -o /dev/null -w "{%http_code}" -X 'DELETE' \
+		"$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$1" \
+		-H 'accept: application/json' \
+		-H "Authorization: token $GITEAACCESSTOKEN")
+	if [[ $RESONSE == "204" || $RESPONSE == "404" ]] ; then
+		if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository $ORGGITEA/$1 deleted or does not exist" ; fi
+	else	
+		echo "************Can NOT delete Repository $ORGGITEA/$1 - results will be unknown - Aborting!"
+		echo "RESPONSE=$RESPONSE"
+		exit 1
+	fi
 	# Delete all files, links and directories
 	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Deleting local GIT files" ; fi
 	cd $GITFiles
 	rm -Rf $GITFiles/$1
+else
+    if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository for $1 does not exist." ; fi
 fi
 
-
 cd $GITFiles
 #git init $QUIET $1
 
@@ -277,32 +278,8 @@ else
   PACKAGETYPE="3rd Party (Maintained by Koozali)"
 fi  
 
-# Now delete the repo, re-create it and clone it in to local
-if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Delete $ORGGITEA/$1" ; fi
-RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -X  'DELETE' \
-	"$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$1" \
-	-H 'accept: application/json' \
-	-H "Authorization: token $GITEAACCESSTOKEN")
-if [[ $RESPONSE == "204" || $RESPONSE == "404" ]]	; then
-	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository $ORGGITEA/$1 deleted or does not exist" ; fi
-else	
-	echo "************Can NOT delete Repository $ORGGITEA/$1 - results will be unknown - Aborting!"
-	echo "RESPONSE=$RESPONSE"
-	exit 1
-fi
-# and check if it is here.
-if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Check if $ORGGITEA/$1 is there!" ; fi
-RESPONSE=$(curl $curlsilent -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$1")
-if [ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]; then
-    if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository for $1 exists!" ; fi
-    GOTREPO=0
-else
-    if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Repository for $1 does not exist" ; fi
-    GOTREPO=1
-fi
-
 #
-# Create the repo
+# Re-create the repo
 #
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "************Creating repo for $1 $PACKAGETYPE" ; fi
 RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -X 'POST'   "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/orgs/$ORGGITEA/repos"   \